Yolan Nell

Monica Marks, NYU Abu Dhabi Middle East politics professor, on UAE civilian impacts. Barbara Plett-Usher, BBC Doha correspondent, on Gulf strikes and aviation disruptions. Yolan Nell, BBC Jerusalem correspondent, on Israel-Lebanon border tensions and strategic aims. They discuss strikes on Tehran and Beirut, regional drone tactics, economic fallout and risks to energy and infrastructure.

Nawal Al-Maghafi, a BBC investigations reporter, tracks the human toll of strikes across Tehran. Yolan Nell, a BBC Middle East correspondent, follows Israel’s widening military action in Iran and Lebanon. Jake Kwon, a BBC correspondent in Seoul, explains how tensions around Hormuz are squeezing South Korea’s naphtha and plastics supply. There is also a remarkable look at sperm whales rallying around a mother giving birth.